Creamed Spinach

Name: Creamed Spinach
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 11 min
Total time: 16 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 18 ounces fresh Baby Spinach; 2 tablespoons minced shallots or 2 tablespoons minced onions; 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour; 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/2 cup 1% low-fat milk or 1/2 cup 2% low-fat milk; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup tub style light cream cheese, softened

Submitted by Derf2440

"Lovely Popeye food!! evolved from Cooking light."

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photo by NewEnglandCook

Ready In:: 16mins
Ingredients:: 7
Serves:: 4

ingredients

18 ounces fresh Baby Spinach
2 tablespoons minced shallots or 2 tablespoons minced onions
2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
¹⁄₈ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¹⁄₂ cup 1% low-fat milk or 1/2 cup 2% low-fat milk
¹⁄₈ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ cup tub style light cream cheese, softened

directions

Rinse the spinach with cold water, drain.
Place a large dutch oven over medium heat, add spinach.
(Spinach will need to be tightly packed into the pan to cook all of it in one batch.) Cover and cook for 5 minutes or until spinach wilts, stirring well after 2 minutes.
Place spinach in a colander, and drain well, pressing the spinach with the back of a spoon to remove as much moisture a possible.
Heat pan coated with cooking spray over medium heat.
Add shallots and saute for 2 minutes.
Combine flour, nutmeg and 1/8 teaspoon salt, add to pan, stirring well.
Cook for 30 seconds.
Add milk and cheese, stirring with a whisk, cook for 1 minute or until thick.
Add spinach, and cook for 30 seconds or until thoroughly heated.

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Reviews

This was good. I made this exactly as instructed except I did not have light cream cheese so I used regular cream cheese. Thanks for the post.

CookGordon
I also used frozen spinach and it turned out fine. Next time I'll have to try fresh. I think the nutmeg is key. It adds great flavor. Definitely a keeper!

Karebear80
Simpley Fantastic! I used 2 boxes of chopped frozen spinch and also regular cream cheese as that I what I had on hand. I also omitted the shallots and added frozen pearl onions. This side dish went so well with our steaks.

NewEnglandCook
Yummy!!!

COOKGIRl
Made this for Thanksgiving and it was very good; similar to my grandmothers. Now I have a base to start from to try and recreate hers. Thanks for posting!

Norelllaura1

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